As many of you know, ten days ago, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia in the remote western region of Choco. With several hundred people dead or missing, tens of thousands injured or displaced, and countless buildings in numerous towns and cities destroyed - including hospitals and schools - the tragic devastation is still being tallied.
You can read more in this recent story from Al Jazeera, "As rubble clears, Colombia begins focusing on recovery after the earthquake."
While we primarily purchase our Colombian coffee beans from the region of Huila, which is further south and was less affected by the earthquake, we understand that coffee is a major economic driver for the entire country (more than 7% of all exports in 2024, valued at more than $3.6B, according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC)). Furthermore, a disaster of this level can quickly take up a massive amount of national resources and expose cracks in the supply chain.
So, as the focus turns from rescue to recovery, we looked for a local organization or cause to support and promote, and we found Sara Bedoya from QuindÃo, Colombia.
Sara comes from a coffee farming family in that region, which was near the earthquake's epicenter in San José Del Palmar, and while they were thankfully spared from any personal harm, many others in the area were not. The funds she's collecting will go toward rebuilding and repairing homes, roofs and coffee-farm infrastructure damaged by the earthquake.
Check out the GoFundMe and read the full story HERE, and join Everette's Coffee in helping families rebuild after the Colombia earthquake!
